Facing the Giants [1]

Recently I saw a movie in Listening and Speaking class. It was "Facing the Giants". I was touched and I had some thoughts to share.

It's a story about a football coach, Grant Taylor, who has led the team for six years but they never had a winning season. Therefore, some parents force the principal to fire Taylor and promote Brady, one of Taylor's assistant coach, to be the head coach. Taylor is very upset but his problems just come one after another. First, his car often breaks down and he has no alternatives but to endure it for he cannot afford to buy a new car. Besides, his house is always full of stinky smell and the stove cannot be used. Worst of all, Taylor and his wife, Brooke, have been trying to have a baby for four years but they just cannot succeed. Taylor goes to see a doctor and the result makes him more frustrated. It is his problem that they cannot have a baby. With so much endless "giants" to face, Taylor turns to God, praying for help and instruction. Then he changes his attitude toward everything. He also delivers his new attitude to his students and friends who are also encountered with "giants". This new attitude is about to believe in God and do your best to honor God. God will give you the results. In the end, the team becomes the state champion and every thing just go smoothly.

There was a scene really touched and encouraged. Brock, the team leader, is a passive person. He doesn't have determination to win games. One afternoon coach Taylor is training them as usual. He asks Brock to crawl over the field for 50 feet with a 160 pounds teammate on his back and his knees cannot touch the ground. Besides, Brock has to cover his eyes with a piece of cloth. At first nobody believes that he can do it, nor does himself. However, every time when he wants to give up, coach Taylor will yell at his ear encouraging him. Though he feels that his arms are burning, he doesn't give up until the couch says stop. Finally, Brock crawl over the whole field and it is totally 100 feet! Every player is shocked and inspired. So do I. Usually before we do something, we may not be confident of ourselves. Surely we won't succeed. That's what exactly the movie wants to tell us, "Believe in yourself and there's nothing impossible."